Inserting a Table

To insert a table, take the following steps:

  1. Place the cursor in the position for insertion.

    Place the cursor in the Editing Window or in the ContentMap in the position where you want to insert a table.

  2. Call up the Insert Table Dialog. To call up the Insert Table Dialog, do one of the following:
    • Choose Table > Insert > Table .
    • Click the Insert Table button on the toolbar.

    The Insert Table Dialog will appear.

    Figure 1. Insert Table Dialog.



  3. Specify table size. On the Table Size pane, do the following:
    1. Specify the number of columns. Type the value or click the Up and Down buttons of the Columns spinner.
    2. Specify the number of rows. Type the value or click the Up and Down buttons of the Rows spinner.
  4. Specify table sections. On the Table Sections pane, do the following:
    1. Specify whether there should be a title.
      • To insert the table element with a title, check the Has Title checkbox.
      • To insert the informaltable element without a title, uncheck the Has Title checkbox.
    2. Specify whether there should be a header.
      • To insert a table with a header, check the Has Header checkbox.
      • To insert a table without a header, uncheck the Has Header checkbox.
    3. Specify whether there should be a footer.
      • To insert a table with a footer, check the Has Footer checkbox.
      • To insert a table without a footer, uncheck the Has Footer checkbox.
    4. Specify whether to add the colsep attribute. When there's no colsep attribute or when the colsep attribute value is " 1", columns have separators.
      • To add the colsep attribute with value " 1", check the Columns have separators checkbox.
        Note: To remove column separators, add a colsep attribute with value " 1" and then set the value to " 0".
      • Not to add the colsep attribute, uncheck the Columns have separators checkbox.
    5. Specify whether the table should have a unique ID.
      • To insert a table with a unique ID, check the Generate Unique ID for Table checkbox.
      • To insert a table without a unique ID, uncheck the Generate Unique ID for Table checkbox.
  5. Specify table layout options. On the Table Layout Options pane, do the following:
    1. Specify table width.
      • To make the table span the full page width, check the Spans whole page checkbox.
      • To make the table width depend on the content of the cells, uncheck the Spans whole page checkbox.
    2. Specify where the frame should be. From the Frame drop-down list, select one of the items:
      • For a border on all sides, select All.
      • For a bottom border only, select Bottom.
      • For left and right borders only, select Sides.
      • For a top border only, select Top.
      • For top and bottom borders only, select Top and Bottom.
      • For no border, select No Frame.
  6. Specify column attributes if needed. To specify individual attributes for each column, do the following:
    1. Click the Column Attributes button.

      The Column Attributes Dialog will appear.

      Figure 2. Column Attributes Dialog.



    2. Specify the Name, Width and Align values as needed.
    3. Check/uncheck the Column Separator and Row Separator checkboxes as needed.
    4. Click OK.
  7. Insert a table. To insert a table with the specified parameters in your document, click OK.
    Note:
    • To close the dialog without inserting a table, click Cancel.
    • To call up the help file for the dialog, click Help.
Related tasks
Inserting Columns, Rows, and Cells
Inserting Headers and Footers
Merging Cells
Splitting Cells
Copy/Cut/Paste Columns
Changing Table Attributes
Deleting a Table
Deleting Columns, Rows, Cells, and Cell Content
Deleting Headers and Footers